Need to Learn C

There are a large number of programming languages in the world today - C++, C#, Java, Ada, BASIC, Perl, etc. Even so, there are several reasons to learn C. Some of them are -

• C is a common language.
• C is a small language. C has only 32 keywords. This makes it relatively easy to learn compared with bulkier languages.
• C is a stable language. The ANSI for C was created in 1983. The language has not been revised since then.  However, this doesn't mean that all C code is standard. In newer languages, the standard changes regularly and often.
• C is a quick language. A well written C program is likely to be quick as or quicker than a well written program in any other high level language.
• C is a core language. A number of popular languages are based on C. Having learnt C, it will be much easier to learn languages that are largely partly based upon C. Such languages include C++, Java, Perl.

It is often said that C is the second best language for any given programming task. The best language depends on the nature of the particular task but the second best language is C, whatever the task.